What did you want to be when you grew up?

[MiddleFingerMom]

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...and did you fall short, change your mind, or find something better?
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Me?
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I found I had been SERIOUSLY misinformed about exactly what my job would entail.
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear MiddleFingerMom...

When I was a little girl, I decided I wanted to be a nurse. And when I grew up, I still wanted it, so I did...

It was not exactly what I'd thought it would be, so once I could retire, I did...

And then I decided I wanted to be a poet.

I think this one will work out...

:hi:

[abq e streeter]

2. Rockandroll star, baseball player, hockey player (in no particular order)

Never changed my mind about any of em, but quickly found out I wasn't gonna be good enough for the sports ones.....Fell far short on the other one more due to lack of focus and self discipline rather than ability. Never found anything better though, so kept trying long after I should have given up.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. A pirate.

Needless to say, I did not become a pirate. However, I do have a small sailboat from which I fly the Jolly Roger.

[Broken_Hero]

4. I wanted to be Superman

found out through a rigorous genealogy search that I wasn't Kryptonian, so that was the end of that.

I really did want to be Superman, or a superhero of some sort, running around helping people, and protecting them from the bad guys.

[Kali]

5. Empress of the Universe

:-)


what?

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. A very good friend of mine from radio moved for a while to Winslow, AZ...

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...and eventually was elected to their city council.
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She told me that henceforth, I could refer to her as...
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..."The Empress of Arizona".
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She did not have Kali's ambition.
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A VERY funny woman (Kali, you know Sue -- she and Peggy moved back to Michigan last year. I miss them both very much).
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[SoxFan]

6. First baseman for the Red Sox

A severe lack of hand-eye coordination put the kibbosh on that idea rather early!

[texanwitch]

8. A spy for UNCLE.

It didn't work out, but I did jump out of airplanes in the Army.

[Robeson]

9. I'm 46, and still trying to figure it out.

[AllenVanAllen]

10. Godzilla...

[velvet]

11. Animal Wifery, of course

is a whole other cattle of fish.

[MiddleFingerMom]

34. You're just not right.

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I like you.
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[velvet]

47. you're not wrong

Oh thank you, are all those dots for me?

Here, I got you some dashes:

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[csziggy]

12. I wanted to take care of horses

And I did. I raised them, showed them, took care of other people's horses. And it wore me out. Now I cannot physically do the work anymore; though I still have horses, I have to have someone else do the day to day work. Getting old sucks.

[HopeHoops]

13. Part time fireman, part time vet, part time icecream man, part time zoo keeper, part time policeman,

part time train conductor (steam), part time race car driver, part time ...

[av8rdave]

14. Pilot

It worked out.

[eyepaddle]

27. Well done.

Is it as cool as you'd hoped?

[av8rdave]

40. By and large, yes

the flying part is great. All the other stuff (legal, security, etc.) is a pain in the backside. I'm sure much like any job.

[AsahinaKimi]

15. Seriously a Geisha...

Well, until I found out its not a Job Description
found in the State of California's job listings. Neither are Ninjas. Oh well.

[melman]

16. I wanted to be Paul McCartney

[laylah]

17. I wanted to sing on the stage

of the Grand Olde Oprey and/or be a Rockette.

Jenn

eta those "dreams" were squashed when I realized I cannot carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it and the Rockettes wouldn't hire someone with a 5'1" torso and 2" legs. :rofl:

[bigwillq]

18. Second baseman for the Yankees

I decided to "retire" after high school! :) :P

[Chan790]

19. An Activism, PR and Development specialist.

I am all of those things, they're just not paying me for it. I could be and have been before (paid, that is.) but I like being able to pick and choose what I'm promoting and who I work with. Paid activism frequently means strange bedfellows, so to speak, especially if you're not executive level and involved in those decisions. I also prefer smaller organizations and causes that couldn't afford me full-time.

I'm giving a lot of thought to starting my own firm...I have a niche, I'm a great deal more in-your-face with message and avant-garde in my campaign-design than most people in this field; we're going to bring Madison Ave. quality to the public interest masses too. If you've ever looked at an activism campaign and thought "Wow that's offensive, but I'm motivated to support that cause more than ever." and you're still thinking it 3 days later, that's the sort of work we're going to aim to do. I don't care about offending you, I just want you to act.

[PRETZEL]

20. Bill Mazeroski

and play second base for the Pirates,

Then as I got older I wanted to be a lawyer

Then after screwing around in college too much didn't know what I wanted.

Ended up being the father of two great kids and an accountant.

Guess I could say it's a wash.

[Deep13]

21. someone else. nt

[jotsy]

22. My status as a toys r us kid

I believe exempts me from having to provide a legitimate response, tyvm.

All hail, Empress Kali! :hi:

[CBR]

23. Baseball player, veteranarian and then I wrote a paper

in sixth grade about how I wanted to be a LOBBYIST. I am working towards becoming a professor in public policy... I am pretty happy about it.

[hamsterjill]

24. I wanted to be an astronaut!

I remember being enthralled with the moon landings, etc.

That didn't pan out.

In my later years, I've decided that I would like to have an animal sanctuary.

Working on that... Hopefully, I will get further along with THAT than getting to the moon!

[david13]

25. Do I have to decide already? I'm only 61. dc

[eyepaddle]

26. I wanted to be one of those "Dr Livingston, I presume?" type of explorers, and

while I work in Safety these days having made it to Antarctica for almost six months I'd say the dream was realized.

[mikeytherat]

28. When I was seven, I announced my intention to be a garbage man.

At age seven, for some reason, it seemed like the coolest gig ever.

mikey_the_rat

[pokerfan]

43. My nephew wanted to be a garbage man

because, according to him, you only have to work one day per week.

[Auggie]

29. Paleontologist

I thought it would be cool to dig up dinosaurs bones. Now I work with dinosaurs. In Advertising.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. old

[femmocrat]

31. I wanted to be a lot of different things.

I can remember saying in the second grade, "I want to be a biology teacher."

Unfortunately, there weren't many options for girls of my generation.

[Lady President]

32. Waitress or Hair Dresser

I loved the idea of talking with people all day, and I figured everyone loves the person who brings them food or makes them pretty.

I'm a lawyer.

[unpossibles]

33. childish

and I am a walking success story!

[Rabrrrrrr]

35. A good person who left the world a better place

So far, I'm leaving a small area of the world a better place...

so, that's pretty good.

[Doc_Technical]

36. A statistic

n/t

[MilesColtrane]

37. Astronaut or scientist, until...

I first learned how to play an instrument.

In my kidhood I was told that I'd never make it in the manned space program because I wore glasses.

Glad I found music. If not, I might be working in weapons research somewhere.

[Iggo]

38. Rock Star.

I'm no star, but I do rock.

So, yeah...

[ceile]

39. A professional volleyball player or an FBI agent

I fell "short"- I'm only 5'6.

I meant to go the FBI branch in the town I was living in a few years back, never did....

[gauguin57]

41. I wanted to be a veterinarian, an epidemiologist or a Soul Train Dancer.

And I am not even kidding.

Realized I couldn't do math, so the scientific stuff was out. Not too many white Soul Train dancers at that time ...

So, I majored in advertising and then became a journalist instead. Haven't done that for about 10 years, though.

[triguy46]

42. Wanted to be: Marine Biologist, actually I wanted to be Lloyd Bridges...

ended up as a Hospital Administrator. Nothing lasts forever, all is temporary, this too shall pass. I will 'retire' in 3 years and see what is next.

[MiddleFingerMom]

44. For a number of years, I wanted to be a teacher...

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...but either very small children... ... ... or adults.
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Nothing in between. I remember what an asshole I was at that
age (hush, Kali) and I didn't want to run into myself.
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Finally realized what I really should have known all along -- I am
in no WAY a morning person... and that job is too important to be
groggy and/or sluggish for the first half of every day.
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Enjoyed the HELL out of being in that section in college though --
hundreds of women and about 15-20 men with that goal.
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So maybe at the ripe old age of 30, I was STILL thinking with my
penis somewhat.
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Obviously... it was pretty smart.
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[Dr Morbius]

45. Older; I wanted to be older.

Now that I am older, I refuse to grow up.

[southerncrone]

46. An astronaut

Realized I had no idea how to pursue it, & women weren't really considered astronaut "material" then.

[sakabatou]

48. A comedian

[underpants]

49. a firetruck

[SwissTony]

50. Doctor (people or animal)

Up until my last year in high school, I wanted to be a doc or a vet. Then, my maths (I'm an Aussie and it's "maths" not "math") teacher taught me the beauty of maths. Dave Richards, I love you.

At uni, I soon turned to statistics. So I'm a biostatistician. Doesn't pay as much as being a brain surgeon but I don't have to deal with smelly, nasty patients. I get to be the smelly, nasty one!!

[Terry in Austin]

51. Inventor, cartoonist, astronomer, jet pilot -nt

[MajorChode]

52. Door greeter at Wal-Mart

I haven't grown up yet, but that's what I want to be someday.

[Monique1]

53. My childhood ambition

I accomplished for almost ten years than I decided to switch. I don't regret it because I have experienced and accomplished more than even I thought capable.

[applegrove]

54. I wanted to be a nun with an orphanage (because I had a nanny who was brought up by nuns in an

orphanage in Sri Lanka). I have no children. I am not a nun though I could have lived that lifestyle. I've had lots of jobs with organizations that help people.

[rurallib]

55. A catholic priest.

boy we were all lucky that didn't happen.